US Calls for China to Enter Nuclear Arms Treaty

U.S. under secretary for arms control states that China is on track to have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030.

HQ-19 anti-ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3, 2025. Greg Baker / AFP via Getty Images

The United States is calling for a renewal of a 15-year nuclear arms treaty with Russia to include China, following an assertion that it conducted a secret nuclear test in 2020.

Speaking at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Thomas G. DiNanno, under secretary for arms control and international security, described a new era in which Russia was no longer the sole threat.